Cluster Server In a KVM Environment Architecture Summary

VCS in host architecture

VCS in guest architecture

  • Manages multiple guest virtual machines as a single unit of control

  • Provides automatic restart or fail-over of individual guest virtual machines in response to failures

  • Provides Start / Stop / Monitor of individual guest virtual machines from a common console across the entire server pool using Veritas Operations Manager (VOM)

  • Manages applications running in the guest virtual machine as a single unit of control

  • Provides automatic restart or fail-over of individual applications to other guest virtual machine or physical machine.

  • Provides Start / Stop / Monitor of individual applications from a common console across appropriate guest virtual machines in the cluster using Veritas Operations Manager (VOM)